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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2011
Dharmapuri
Winner — 2011
BASKAR A
DMDK· AIADMK-led Alliance
DMDK 45.7%PMK 43.3%9 others 10.9%
Votes
76,943
45.7% share
Winning margin
4,043
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.9%
of 2,15,940
A closely fought contest. BASKAR A won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASKAR A | AIADMK-led Alliance | 76,943 | 45.7% |
| 2 | SANTHAMOORTHY P | 72,900 | 43.3% | |
| 3 | RAJA P S | IND | 6,937 | 4.1% |
| 4 | PRABAKARAN K | 2,832 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | VENKATESH K | IND | 2,630 | 1.6% |
| 6 | SIVAN R | IND | 1,714 | 1.0% |
| 7 | VENKATACHALAM C | IND | 1,080 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SELVAM K | 1,068 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | PRABHU P | IND | 911 | 0.5% |
| 10 | NALLENDRAN S | IND | 670 | 0.4% |
| 11 | CHINNASAMY G | IND | 563 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.4% · max 37.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
35th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMDK 45.7%PMK 43.3%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.